Suspended Yankees RHP Domingo German says he's left baseball in cryptic
Instagram posts
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Jack Baer·Writer
July 18, 2020, 10:23 AM
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German, who is currently serving an 81-game
suspension for domestic violence, said that he has left baseball in a cryptic
Instagram story post on Friday.
Following videos of himself playing with his kids in a pool and visiting the
beach, German typed out seven words with no accompanying explanation: “Me
fui del baseball, Gracias mi gente.”
A translation, via ESPN’s Marly Rivera: “I’ve left baseball. Thanks
everyone.”
That was post was preceded by another cryptic post on German’s Instagram in
which he said he would be proud of his professional baseball career if he
doesn’t come back.
Another translation, via Rivera: “Some people make history on both sides
(?), I think I did my part at Yankee Stadium, if I decide not to come back, I
will be very proud of my 11-year professional career. God bless everyone who
has supported me.”
If this really is German retiring from baseball, the Yankees apparently didn’
t have much notice. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Friday that
he had no information to offer about the situation, while German’s catcher
Gary Sanchez said he hadn’t heard from German in awhile.
German is poised to miss the entire 2020 MLB regular season due to an 81-game
suspension he received after an incident in which he allegedly slapped his
girlfriend at a charity gala last September. No criminal charges were filed
against German, but MLB still placed him on administrative leave days after
the incident.
After missing the end of the 2019 MLB regular season and postseason, German
had 63 games remaining on his suspension entering 2020. Due to the league’s
shortened season, he would have to wait until Game 4 of a potential Yankees
ALDS appearance before he could return to the mound.
In three seasons with the Yankees, German holds a career 4.52 ERA and had
something of a breakout season last year before his suspension. The
27-year-old led the Yankees with 18 wins in 2019 while posting a 4.03 ERA and
153 strikeouts in 143 innings.
因家暴而遭到禁賽81場的洋基投手Domingo German
在個人IG發布了他跟孩子正在玩水的動態
並留下一句「我要離開棒球了。感謝各位。」
由於這則貼文來得太突然，顯得很可疑，而洋基球團事前也沒有收到任何情報
Aaron Boone與Gary Sanchez均沒有對此做出回應
German目前還剩下63場禁賽
因此他最快也得等到分區季後賽第四戰才有機會披上洋基球衣